Live and Improvised

A morning podcast devoted to Hindustani music.Episode 9This episode features performances by sitarists Ravi Shankar and Nikhil Banerjee as well as excerpts from an interview with Banerjee. A perfect pairing for your morning walk to work or cup of coffee!

An all Bob Dylan playlist. Spoilers ahead:Episode 8"Mr. Tambourine Man" (GW/DR), "When I Paint My Masterpiece" (JGB), "Desolation Row" (GD), "Visions Of Johanna," "Queen Jane" (Dave Rawlings Machine), "Tangled Up in Blue" (JGB)

Band of Gypsys, John Oswald, Grateful Dead.44 Minutes of Rock

What would I include as filler if we'd traded Grateful Dead tapes? Delightful, buoyant, summertime Dead.Episode 7.3

Ustad Imrat Khan and Ustad Vilayat Khan, The Great Heritage (1966)Episode 7.2

Gillian Welch and David Rawlings; 1997-08-30, Strawberry Festival, Yosemite, CAEpisode 7.1

Trying something new! This episode has commentary, witty banter, and information; the next three are uninterrupted music. Enjoy your summer!Episode 7

Our second Compass Points feature focuses on musical time. We'll discuss concepts including tempo, harmonic rhythm, hyper meter, and structural downbeats, and hear music from the Grateful Dead and John Coltrane.Episode 6

In this episode, we'll hear great examples of Hindustani music, classical music from north India. This shows opens with an interactive portion as I play sitar and invite you to sing and learn some of the key ideas about this music. After that, I feature sitarist Ravi Shankar & sarodist Ali Akbar Khan, vocalist Kaushiki Chakraborty, and sitarist Indrajit Banerjee. You can find videos of the last two performances on YouTube. Enjoy!Episode 5

Short and sweet——lots of killer grooves, minimal chatter. "Free Your Mind..."Episode 4

This episode marks the launch of a new feature named "Compass Points." These episodes will offer in-depth guides to specific recordings or performances. I hope that you enjoy, and if there's something particular you'd like to hear in a future episode, please leave a comment! Episode 3

Hello everyone, and welcome to our second episode!In honor of the 50th anniversary Grateful Dead concerts this weekend, here's a special episode with some of my favorite Dead recordings. Let there be songs to fill the air!Show 1

Hello everyone, and welcome to the first podcast of Live and Improvised!Show 1